Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Senega gnidioides (Willd.) J.F.B.Pastore & Agust.Martinez |
Bibliography | Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 108: 140 (2023) |
Native Range | w. Argentina to c. & s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 0-1800m |
Description | taproot, stems ramose, sparsely pubescent, leaves numerous, sessile, linear, obtuse, to 15mm long, flowers numerous in terminal raceme, corolla 7-9mm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Acanthoclados moyanoi Speg. Polygala eutaxoides Turcz. Polygala fragilis Kunze ex Walp. Polygala gnidioides Wild. Polygala gnidioides var. pratensis (Phil.) Reiche Polygala kurtzii A.W.Benn. Polygala moyanoi (Speg.) Speg. Polygala pratensis Phil. Polygala thesioides Willd. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |